Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 140 words.
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law. The bill requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.
- Committees
- Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 247 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in senate to reported to senate · 573 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation
- Latest action
- Oct 2, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 165 Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act R · Law